Human services.

(1) Existing law, the California Community Care Facilities Act, provides for the licensure and regulation of community care facilities by the State Department of Social Services, including, among others, adult day programs, group homes, enhanced behavioral support homes, and crisis nurseries. A violation of the act is a misdemeanor. Existing law provides for the licensure and regulation of residential care facilities for persons with chronic life-threatening illness by the State Department of Health Services. For purposes of these provisions, a chronic, life-threatening illness means HIV or AIDS. A violation of these provisions is a misdemeanor. Existing law requires a residential care facility for the elderly to have an emergency and disaster plan that includes specified components, including evacuation procedures. Existing law requires the facility to train employees on the plan, conduct emergency drills at least quarterly, review and update the plan, and make the plan available to certain individuals upon request. Existing law also requires the facility to have specified information readily available to staff during an emergency and to have specified emergency precautions in place. Existing law requires the State Department of Social Services Community Care Licensing Division to confirm during annual licensing visits that the plan is on file and includes required content. This bill would make the emergency and disaster preparedness provisions that are applicable to a residential care facility for the elderly, as described above, applicable to adult residential facilities and certain types of a children's residential facility licensed under the California Community Care Facilities Act and to a residential care facility for persons with chronic life-threatening illness. The bill would also require an adult day program licensed under the California Community Care Facilities Act to have an emergency and disaster plan with specified components including, among others, the location of all utility shut-off valves and instructions for use. By expanding the scope of crimes under these various licensing acts, this bill would impose a state-mandated local program. (2) Existing law, the Lanterman Developmental Disabilities Services Act, establishes the State Council on Developmental Disabilities to, among other things, develop the California Developmental Disabilities State Plan and monitor and evaluate the implementation of the plan. Existing law authorizes the state council to implement the state plan by conducting specified activities, including appointing an authorized representative for persons with developmental disabilities, as prescribed. This bill would define "authorized representative" for purposes of the act and would update cross-references to the council's appointment authority in various provisions of the act. (3) Under existing state civil service law, the Department of Human Resources administers the Limited Examination and Appointment Program (LEAP) to provide an alternative to the traditional civil service examination and appointment process to facilitate the hiring of persons with disabilities. Existing law, until January 1, 2021, permits a person with a developmental disability to either complete a written examination or readiness evaluation or an internship, as specified, to qualify for service under LEAP. Existing law, until January 1, 2021, specifies that LEAP is a voluntary, additional method of applying for state employment and is not a mandate on any state agency employer or job applicant, except as specified. Existing law, until January 1, 2021, requires the department to develop and create an internship program, in coordination with specified state entities, and establish several related requirements to that effect. This bill would extend all of the above-described LEAP program provisions to January 1, 2022. (4) The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement. This bill would provide that no reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason.